SHARED TOUR MAX 25 PEOPLE
Discover the treasures of Florence in one day enjoying one of the best Uffizi guided tours, the unique visit of the Accademia, and learning the secrets of the Vasari Corridor.
Walk through the amazing center of Florence and discover its unique secular heritage and breathtaking beauty with an expert and fun tour guide.
Our guide will take you to some of the most important spots where the greatest minds and artists have stood and been inspired: Piazza della Signoria, the Duomo, the Baptistery, Santa Trinita and Orsanmichele Church, Pontevecchio Bridge, the secret Vasari Corridor and much much more.
Then enter the Accademia Gallery museum with a fast-track priority entrance ticket and discover the original Michelangelo's masterpiece that has become the symbol of Renaissance splendour. The David.
Admire it from every perspective, gaze in awe at David, that dominates the central gallery of the museum.
The David was sculpted by a very young Michelangelo (in his twenties) entirely from a single block of local Carrara marble and it's 5.17 metres tall (17 ft). It represents the biblical hero David that killed Goliath and when it was unveiled, in 1504, it soon came to symbolize the defense of the civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic.
Admire also Michelangelo's famously unfinished sculptures - Prigioni and San Matteo.
The Accademia Gallery Florence houses also many other masterpieces, both paintings and sculptures, from the Middle Ages to Renaissance, by the greatest artists, like Botticelli, Paolo Uccello, Andrea del Sarto and many more, which you will discover with your knowledgeable English-speaking guide.
Then move toward Signoria Square and enter the beautiful Uffizi Gallery, where you will enjoy an approx. 2.5-hour guided tour of the main rooms of the Uffizi Gallery, skipping the usual long lines. You will thus be able to view the main masterpieces by artists like Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, etc.
Finally our professional English speaking guide will lead you on a discovery external walk along the Vasari Corridor, the secret Corridor built by Giorgio Vasari ad commissioned by the Grand Duke of Florence, Cosimo I de' Medici in 1564, with the aim to build a path that would allow him and the Medici family to move freely from their residence (Palazzo Pitti) to the government palace (Palazzo della Signoria, other side of the Arno river), passing above the famous Pontevecchio (the landmark of Florence).
With a focus by our art expert, uncover the Vasari Corridor history and secrets (no entrance in the corridor - please see notes): hidden between city houses and even passing through a church, the Vasari Corridor has evolved as one of the most astounding architectural masterpieces of the Renaissance.
There will be a break during the visit: take the time for a frothy cappuccino or coffee at the Uffizi Cafe located on the terrace above the ancient Loggia dei Lanzi, with a spectacular panorama on history.
People on this tour: min1 - max25
DEPARTURE: EVERY DAY (except Mondays) at 10:00 AM
DISCOVER Florence and its renowned museums!
Licensed and professional English speaking tour guide
Entrances to the two most importat museums in Florence with skip-the-line!
- Licensed and professional English speaking tour guide
- Florence introductory Walking tour
- Surprise tasting included
- Accademia Gallery entrance (skip the long line) and tour
- Uffizi highlights Tour (with Priority Entrance)
- Focus on the Vasari Corridor (no entrance in the Corridor)
- Earphones for groups over 12 pax
- Pick up and drop off at your hotel/apartment in Florence
- Gratuities
Approx. 7.5 hours
Please let us know in advance any special need or impaired mobility of the clients and we will do our best to accomodate them.
Even with the skip-the-line entrances, there are still compulsory security checks which may cause some delays in entering the museum.
Big bags, liquid bottles and large umbrellas will not be allowed inside the museums (ok small foldable umbrellas).